Join our team, as Strategic Impact and Learning Lead!

Support community-led change and help shape impactful philanthropy

This is an opportunity to contribute to the growth and strategic impact of an organisation supporting community determined responses in SA.

About Us

At Fay Fuller Foundation, we are committed to working alongside South Australian communities to foster inclusive and equitable healthy futures. As a private philanthropic foundation and health promotion charity, we are driven by a strong belief in the power of communities to lead change. Our strategy and partnerships endeavour to support community voices to shape and drive responses that are person centred, contextual, and built upon existing strengths and expertise.

Our small but dynamic team prioritises cultural learning, deep connection with community, and an inclusive workplace culture where everyone belongs.

About the Role

The Strategic Impact and Learning Lead works across all of the Foundation’s focus areas, partnerships and team. This role is essential in supporting the Foundation to connect its purpose, practice and operations to longer term strategic goals and priorities. The position leads and holds the implementation and evolution of our Social Impact Measurement and Learning (SIML) framework. Your work will help us understand, articulate, and amplify the impact of our role, our partnerships, and ensure that our strategy remains evidence-based and progresses to our long term outcomes with the SA community.

Key functions

• Social Impact Measurement & Learning Framework: Evolve and implement the Foundation’s Social Impact Measurement and Learning framework to support our understanding of progress against our strategy, theory of change, continual learning and adaptation, and impact

• Evidence & Insights: Gather, analyse, and interpret data to support reflective learning, adaptive practice, and strategic evolution.

• External Learning & Influence: Engage with key sectors, stay across emerging trends, and ensure our work contributes to broader conversations of community led practice.

• Partner Support: Work alongside our partners to recognise and articulate their impact, fostering collective learning and shared storytelling.

Experience and abilities

We recognise that experience comes in many forms. Whether through formal education, professional experience, or lived expertise, we invite you to share how your background and skills sets would support you in this position, and your interest in contributing to the work of the Foundation.

• Practical experience - extensive experience in impact measurement, data analysis, or relatable roles or functions.

• A strategic mindset—able to connect the dots between measurement, learning, and influence to identify patterns, trends and opportunities.

• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and translate insights into meaningful action.

• Excellent communication skills—written and verbal—to clearly articulate complex concepts in relatable and contextual ways.

• A collaborative and people-centred approach to working with communities and stakeholders.

• A full driver’s license (desirable) as the role involves travel to local and regional partners.

The Details

• Location: Adelaide, with flexibility for regional applicants.

• Employment Type: 0.6–1.0 FTE.

• Salary: Salary Package $120 - $150,000 commensurate with experience + pro rata (salary package includes base salary, superannuation, and salary sacrificing benefits)

• Other Benefits: Salary sacrificing options, professional development opportunities, and a supportive, inclusive workplace culture.

Next step

Access the Position Description here, and read more about the Foundation’s approach to Social Impact and Learning here, along with more about our work on the Foundation’s website.

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Tell us your story in a way that feels right for you—whether through a resume and cover letter, a video introduction, or another format that showcases your skills, experiences, and perspective.

If you’re excited by this opportunity but don’t meet every criterion, we still encourage you to submit an application sharing with us what you would bring to the position.

For any questions, please contact us at [email protected] using the subject line: Strategic Impact and Learning Lead enquiry via EthicalJobs or 0408 335 006, contact Niall Fay.

First interviews are likely to be held on 16 April. Given the leadership nature of this position this will be a two stage application process.